Manish Malhotra creation in Chikankari with famous Bollywood personalities, Shahrukh khan & Anushka Sharma

Chikankari, the name resonates with India rich culture, heritage, art, handicraft. With the fast-changing trends in the fashion industry India has proved to preserve, flourish, nurture & give global recognition to Chikankari.

 Classic handcrafted Chikankari lehenga with additional Parsi Gara embroidery, enhanced with additional embellishment like the french knot, bead-work, zari work, sequence work, mukaish work.

Rich Chikankari lehenga in pure Georgette with fine intricate hand embroidery, 3 piece Lehanga with handcrafted blouse, 3 meter heavily hand embroidered dupatta & Lehenga. Beauty &  richness is further enhanced with mukaish work and rich badla work.

Elegant classic handcrafted Chikankari Bridal Lehanga to accentuate every Indian bride and make her special day memorable with fine handcrafted Chikankari work with Mukaish work

Unique designed Chikankari Lehanga all over hand-embroidered with various embellishment like Japani kathdana, Tikki work, sequence, zardouzi work

Chikankari is quite mesmerizing art form that has left us its simple yet unique glam quotient. Chikankari maybe an old form but its definitely one of the most beautiful and appealing forms out there even today. The city of Lucknow is potentially the center of alluring, extremely aesthetic form of unique embroidery. An art that is extremely unique to this place, Chikankari has been religiously practiced in Lucknow for almost two entire centuries. But its initial roots did not originate from Lucknow. It flourished in the Mughal courts of Delhi in the 16th and 17th centuries up until the empire disintegrated and the craftsmen scattered across the expanse of the subcontinent. Some of the craftsmen came and settled comfortably in Lucknow. This is how this art form was initially conceived
and consolidated its roots

                                                        Bara  Imambara 


Lucknow is a beautiful ancient city, known for its beautifully built palaces, finely constructed mosques, charming temples designs and aging monuments. A city known as the Constantinople of the East, favored by the European voyagers at a point in time. It is perfectly in line with its architectural taste, polished culture, social acceptance, and limitless love for good living.

City of Nawabs 

 
 The culture of Lucknow is an amalgamation of cultural ingredients that has contributed to the richness and authenticity of the city. The culture of Lucknow is an amalgamation of sophistication, warmth, etiquette, courtesy, culture, and fine taste in standard of living.

Many cultural traits of the city have made the city quintessential of Tehzeeb. Lucknow is the most amazing home for cultures and cuisine but also the hidden crafts are one of its treasures. 

Chikankari the traditional art of Lucknow

 

 

Chikankari , this 400-year-old art remains a global sensation

 The floral patterns of chikankari goes hand in hand with the strong influence of Persia, flowers have always been stapled with stems, buti and leaves added in  complete design. Other embellishments include Mukaish, kamdani, badla, gotta Patti, sequence, beadwork, mirror work to give a richer look


                       Designer chikankari production

 

 The magic of needlework of Chikankari

                                       

Presenting Traditional  Chikankari Parsi gara Lehanga  in pure Georgette fabric reflects the artistry of our fine artisans, pure form of art . the magic created by the rich form of fusion of Chikankari with Parsi gara work with touch of royalty enhanced with sequence work to bring perfection in the Indian  traditional wear keeping the  art alive and preserved.

Keeping the Royal tradition alive in Lucknawi Styled Ghara and Sharara in pure Georgette fabric enriched with intricacies of fine hand embroidery with additional zardouzi work , sequence , zari work.

 For the contemporary brides of today's times....

 Stunning Organza Designer Chikankari Lehanga with fine hand embroidery with perfect fusion of Parsi gara embroidery enriched  additional  embellishments like sequence work , pouth , kathdana , zardouzi work , zari outline  . Perfect detailing is evident in its perfect balance of color coordination to make every special occasion memorable.......

  Fashionable Chikankari gown 

Exquisite fusion   of western with Indian traditional style to match with the changing trends of fashion globally

Thus, undoubtedly, the sheer variety of Lucknow Chikan work today is more bountiful than ever before. It is greatly in demand by the general urban masses, upper classes and celebrities in Bollywood and Hollywood alike.




                                                       Bollywood Chikankari

 

 Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor & beau Anand Ahuja dressed in traditional Chikankari on their wedding function

 









  Sridevi, late famous Bollywood actress in draped in classic chikankari sari of one of the most renowned Indian designers

                                                                                          



 Shahrukh khan , dressed in traditional Sherwani in hand embroidered chikankari 

  

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The city of Lucknow blends royalty, culture, religion, architecture, art into each other than any other state of India. The skill and craftsmanship of Karigars of Lucknow art are unbeatable, for centuries hand embroidery is the main source of income of the majority of families and the perfection and mastery in this art is moving at an unimaginable pace. Global demand, appreciation, and recognition of this is evident. Hollywood famous artist Judi Dench gave global recognition of the art of Chikankari on the red carpet.

Elegant chikankari pure Georgette designer sari with Mukaish work from the house of production of designer Chikankari

Showcasing Designer Lehanga in pure Georgette with heavy Mukaish work from the house of Designer Chikankari production

Origin & history

  Mokaish or Mukaish work is an integral part of Lucknow history as it originated in the city. This form of embroidery was first developed by the royalty that resided in the city as a part of finery since Mukaish was initially used with precious gold and silver to make threads.

 The craftsmanship of Lucknow is unparalleled. This type of embroidery involves twisting of thin metallic threads to create patterns all over on the fabric. Mukaish work an exclusive embellishment is usually done on various Chikankari attires like Bridal Lehangas, Saris, Sharara, Anarkali, Chikankari dupattas, embroidered shirts. Pure Mukaish sari are highly exclusive Mukaish work was itself seen as accompanied to Chikankari.

Customized Chikankari dupatta from the house of production of Designer Chikankari

This embroidery has been still and widely used to enhance the beauty of Chikankari garment.  Mukaish work is an intensive craftwork, a high skilled laborious work involving hundreds of hours for the perfect completion of a masterpiece.

Style & Variety

Mukaish work embroidery can be manifested in two ways:

 Fardi ka kaam & Kaam Dani

Kamdani 

Kamdani, in this work wire is attached to a small length of thread to make the process easier. These wires can be worked into a number of patterns and motifs   

Splendid craft of Mukaish work by our skilled workers of designer Chikankari

Fardi ka kaam

Fardi ka kaam , literally means dots . its the most widely recognized and loved form of Mukaish work. There are many sizes and patterns in which these dots are stitched and each has a different name.

 Hazar batti: Characteristics of Lucknow it is a thousand dots design.

 Hazar batti: Characteristics of Lucknow it is a thousand dots design.

Challa: Translates and manifests into ring

Tikki: it manifests into flattened sequins       

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Shahrukh Khan dressed in Chikankari sherwani

Chikankari consumers delight  & artisan pride. Chikankari forms an integral part of ethnic wear. Since the time immemorial Lucknawi chikankari has been adorned not only in India but its demand is felt internationally.

Be it Ladies traditional wear or men's ethnic wear Lucknawi chikankari it's equally adored by both men & women . Chikankari has witnessed global acknowledgment and this has proved as a catalyst of exports of not only embroidered apparel but also chikankari bed- sheets, cushion covers, ladies handbags, clutches and many more.

      Famous Hollywood star Judi Dench in magnificent Chikankari outfit on the red carpet

Lucknow the birthplace is the largest exporter of this unique hand embroidery chikankari. Although the charm of this city might have pinned away but recently global celebrity like Maddona, Judi Dench donning Chikan apparel is a clear indication of its popularity

Indian Bollywood Aishwarya Rai Bachan posing in  splendid Chikankari Anarkali with mirror work

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone in Chikankari outfit  by famous Indian Designers

Through fashion industries and movies, this rich handwork has grabbed worldwide attention.

Chikankari, for centuries, has delighted not only Nawabs or commoners but its mesmeric charm has survived & continues to exhibit its charm in all special occasions ...

Today, this delicate form of embroidery is traditionally practiced in and around the city of Lucknow
Designer Chikankari, manufacturers of Chikankari based in Lucknow, India keeping alive the rich traditional wear of hand embroidery through the magical effects of needlework. The pre-work involves engraving wooden block stamps. The block printing on the design onto the cloth with help of neel & safeda dyes.

The embroidery process, where the fabric is set into frames, part by part, and needlework begins to trace the ink patterns.

Some of the popular stitches in Lucknow Chikankari include the backstitch, chain stitch & hemstitch. The result is openwork pattern, a jali  or shadow work

After immense sheer hard work of our artisan the magical effect of chikankari is displayed in all forms of ethnic Indian wear.

 Designer Chikankari has been into the production of hand-embroidered more than 2 decades where we supply finest exclusive chikankari traditional wear worldwide ranging from Designer hand-embroidered lehengas, Sarees, Sharara, Anarkali suits, Chikankari Dupattas & many more

Elegant designer chikankari lehenga

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The origin of chikankari  embroidery is inspired under the influence of Mughal architecture in India.
The Chikan work in Lucknow is older than 200 years & later patronized by Nawabs

Exclusive chikankari hand embroidered anarkali

 Mesmerizing chikankari of Lucknow, on pure Georgette with gotta patti work & pearl to make every occasion special.

Designer Chikanakari , manufacturers of hand embroidered Indian wear  based in Lucknow are keeping alive the rich, ethnic , intricacies, elegance of fine artistry of  chikankari. Every handcrafted chikankari reflects the sheer beauty of hand embroidery in all various embellishments which can be customized as per the clients request. The fabrics are all dye able and can be dyed as per customers request.

Ethnic designer anarkali in pure Georgette with gotta patti work

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